Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978
Subtitle: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: January 8, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780786414208
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Television; Television Plays And Programs; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Performing Arts/Dance; USA; Television programs; Television - Guides & Reviews; Television - General; Catalogs; United States
Description: "Do you remember the 1959 game show where ABC cancelled a tape featuring a female impersonator (Across the Board)? Ever heard of Snip, the 1976 sitcom starring David Brenner that NBC canned just before it debuted? Almost everyone who has worked on a successful television series has also been on one that flopped. Even during the first thirty-years of broadcasting, when NBC, CBS, and ABC were the only networks and not so quick to cancel unsuccessful programs, hundreds of shows lasted less than one year.".

"This work tells the stories of those ill-fated series that were cancelled within one year after their premieres. The entries are arranged chronologically from the 1948-1949 through the 1977-1978 season, and provide brief descriptions of the shows along with such facts as the type of program each series was; its times, dates and network; its competition on other networks; and the names of the cast, producer, director and writer.

The book also includes information from more than 100 interviews with actors, writers, directors, and producers who worked on the short-lived television series."--BOOK JACKET.